In addition to the old standby snacks like nuts, candy bowls filled to the brim with those gaily wrapped Christmas chocolates, or the chips and dip bowl, you may wish to offer your family and guests some more substantial appetizers to get those mouths watering, but not fill them up. We want to save room for the main course after all and don’t forget that dessert table in the corner. So, here are three easy recipes I think you will enjoy.
Don’t turn your nose up until you taste these ...
If you are one of those people who leisurely pedal around the block or over a flat stretch of scenic road, you’ve probably been riding for sheer pleasure. Riding bikes for pleasure is a good form of aerobic exercise. But unless you map out a plan to “push yourself,” you probably won’t lose much weight.
I really get sick of hearing people say, “No pain, no gain!” But the old adage is true when it comes to riding bikes to lose weight. By pushing your cycling dis...
In the first longitudinal study of its kind, PhD student Fran Finn, is undertaking a three year research study of the effectiveness of coaching versus training, in a large public sector organisation in Queensland. In the study one group of leaders, had individual coaching for a year, whilst the control group continued with their normal training programs.
The pre and post 360 degree feedback results indicate that after only one year of executive coaching the Leaders being coached outperformed the...
A reader recently e-mailed me this question:
“I want to be a business coach, and yet while there are literally hundreds of training programs and two large credentialing bodies for life coaches… what about the business coaches? Shouldn’t there be programs to certify people to coach business?”
With nearly 300 programs offering life coaching training and dozens offering training in executive coaching, you would think there’d be numerous high quality training programs ...
Human Resources Management Schools, colleges, and universities provide programs of study in diverse areas of human resources management. Responsibilities can vary widely for human resources management departments.
Human Resources Management Schools prepare students for HR departments in large corporations that are responsible for developing and managing programs and policies, and for directing, coordinating, and managing company operations. Human Resources Management Schools also prepare student...
Your basic training is a success. Now you’re ready to develop your leaders. But where should you start? What topics should you include? Here are the basics.
We know it’s difficult enough to prove the value of basic skills and new hire training. But once that’s done, we want to develop our supervisors, managers, and executives, as well. Leadership training programs can provide management with the technical and soft skills they need to manage their teams – and retain employ...
For cycling enthusiasts, ‘off-season’ – the season that one has to get off the saddle – can present something of an exercise crisis. It is widely acknowledged that cycling year round can be counterproductive and lead to more injuries and more wear and tear, possibly preventing the overzealous athlete from cycling properly next season. The solution, however, may lie in cross-training – throwing oneself into entirely different exercise and workout regimes between (and...
